The European Reformation

The European Reformation

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will examine the Catholic Church in the early 1500s and begin to think about what Martin Luther wanted to achieve.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which of these statements about the Catholic Church in 1500 is incorrect?
Correct answer: Large numbers of people in Western Europe ignored the Church completely
The Catholic Church was led by the pope
The Church taught that 'good works' helped people get into heaven.
There were some people that wanted to reform the Church
Q2.
Which of these was a common criticism of indulgences?
Correct answer: They made the Church too rich
They wasted paper
They were difficult to read
They were not expensive enough
Q3.
Which of these sentences best describes Martin Luther in 1511?
Luther wanted to become pope himself, in order to help the Church teach God's word better
Luther wanted to gather together an army and fight the Catholic Church
Correct answer: Luther was becoming suspicious that what he read in his Bible was not matching the Church's teachings.
Luther was totally fed up with the Church, and wanted to simply ignore God for the rest of his life
Q4.
Where did Luther visit in 1511?
London
Paris
Correct answer: Rome
Wittenberg

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UnitHistory / What was Luther trying to achieve?

History